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  • Page 1 AK12 AMD Socket-A Based MAIN BOARD User's Manual...
  • Page 2 Shuttle Inc. Disclaimer Shuttle Inc. shall not be liable for any incidental or consequential damages resulting from the performance or use of this product. This company makes no representations or warranties regarding the contents of this manual.
  • Page 3 WARNING Thermal issue is highly essential for processors with a speed of 600MHz and above. Hence, we recommend you to use the CPU fan qualified by AMD or motherboard manufacturer. Meanwhile, please make sure CPU and fan are securely fastened well. Otherwise, improper fan installation not only gets system unstable but also could damage both CPU and motherboard because insufficient thermal dissipation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    2.1 SPECIFICATIONS ..................7 3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION ............10 3.1 STEP BY STEP INSTALLATION ..............10 Accessories Of AK12................10 STEP 1 Install the CPU ................11 STEP 2 Set Jumpers ................12 STEP 3 Install SDRAM System Memory ..........12 STEP 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case ........
  • Page 5 STEP 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back Panel ......19 STEP 12 First Time System Boot Up............21 STEP 13 Install Drivers & Software Components ........22 3.2 JUMPER SETTINGS .................. 23 Jumpers & Connectors Guide..............24 USB port 1~2 wake-up setting (JP2)............27 Codec select setting (JP4) ..............
  • Page 6 3.3 SYSTEM MEMORY CONFIGURATION ............41 Install Memory / Upgrade Memory ............41 4 SOFTWARE UTILITY ...............4 2 4.1 AK12 MAINBOARD CD OVERVIEW ............42 4.2 INSTALL MAINBOARD SOFTWARE ............43 4.3 INSTALL Audio Device SOFTWARE............44 4.4 VIEW THE USER'S MANUAL ..............45 5 BIOS SETUP ..................4 6...

  • Page 7: What’S In The Manual

    WHAT’S IN THE MANUAL Quick Reference Hardware Installation >> Step-by-Step ..........Page 10 Jumper Settings >> A Closer Look ............Page 23 Software Utility >> How to Install ............Page 42 BIOS Setup >> How to Configure ............Page 46 About This Manual For First-Time DIY System Builder ............

  • Page 8: Introduction

    AK12 mainboard. Experienced DIY User Congratulate on your purchase of the Shuttle AK12 mainboard. You will find that installing your new Shuttle AK12 mainboard is just easy. Bundled with an array of onboard functions, the highly-integrated AK12 mainboard pro- vides you with a total solution to build the most stable and reliable system.

  • Page 9: Item Checklist

    1.2 Item Checklist Check all items with your AK12 mainboard to make sure nothing is miss- ing. The complete package should include: ! One Shuttle AK12 Mainboard J P 6 V T 8 2 C 6 8 6 B 0 0 36 C G...

  • Page 10: Features

    .-)674-5 AK12 mainboard is carefully designed for the demanding PC user who wants high performance and maximum intelligent features in a compact package. 2.1 Specifications ! ! ! ! ! CPU Support Supports AMD Athlon processor with 100/133 MHz FSB.
  • Page 11 ! ! ! ! ! Super I/O Interface: Provides a variety of I/O interfaces: " 1 × Floppy interface for 3.5-inch FDD with 720KB, 1.44MB, 2.88MB format or for 5.25-inch FDD with 360KB or 1.2MB format. " 1 × PS/2 mouse connector "...
  • Page 12 ! ! ! ! ! System BIOS Provides licensed Award BIOS on 2Mb Flash EEPROM. Supports Green PC and Desktop Management Interface (DMI). ! ! ! ! ! ATX Form Factor System board conforms to the ATX specification. Board dimension: 305mm × 220mm ! ! ! ! ! Advanced Features "...

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    Before removing or installing any of these devices including CPU, DIMMs, Add-On Cards, Cables, please make sure to unplug the onboard power connector. This section outlines how to install and configure your AK12 mainboard. Refer to the following mainboard layout to help you identify various jumpers, connectors, slots, and ports.

  • Page 14: Step 1 Install The Cpu

    Step 1 Install the CPU: 1. Locate the CPU socket on the upper-right sector of your mainboard (between the back panel connectors and the DIMM memory banks). 2. Pull the CPU socket lever slightly sideways away from the socket to unlock the lever, and then bring it to an upwardly vertical position. 3.

  • Page 15: Step 2 Set Jumpers

    Step 2. Set Jumpers The default jumper settings have been set for the common usage standard of this mainboard. Therefore, you do not need to reset jumpers unless you require special adjustments as any of following cases: 1. Clear CMOS 2.

  • Page 16: Step 4 Install Internal Peripherals In System Case

    Step 4 Install Internal Peripherals in System Case Before you install and connect the mainboard into your system case, we recommend that you first assemble all the internal peripheral devices into the computer housing, including but not limited to the hard disk drive (IDE/HDD), floppy disk drive (FDD), CD-ROM drive, and ATX power supply unit.

  • Page 17: Step 5 Mount The Mainboard On The Computer Chassis

    Step 5 Mount the Mainboard on the Computer Chassis 1. You may find that there are a lot of different mounting hole positions both on your computer chassis and on the mainboard. To choose a correct mounting hole, the key point is to keep the back panel of the mainboard in a close fit with your system case, as shown below.

  • Page 18: Step 6 Connect Front Panel Switches/Leds/Speaker

    Step 6 Connect Front Panel Switches/LEDs/Speaker You can find there are several different cables already existing in the system case and originating from the computer’s front panel devices (HDD LED, Power LED, Reset Switch, PC Speaker, etc.) These cables serve to connect the front panel switches and LEDs to the mainboard’s front panel connectors group, as shown below : PWR SW...
  • Page 19 4. Hardware reset switch (RST) PANEL 1 PWR LED SLP SW GRN LED SPE AKE R HDD LED PWR SW 5. PC speaker (SPEAKER) PANEL 1 PWR LED SLP SW GRN LED SPE AKE R HDD LED PWR SW 6. HDD LED (HDD LED) PANEL 1 PWR LED SLP SW GRN LED...

  • Page 20: Step 7 Connect Ide & Floppy Disk Drives

    Step 7 Connect IDE & Floppy Disk Drives 1. IDE cable connector 2. Floppy cable connector Step 8 Connect Other Internal Peripherals 1. IR connector SIR1...

  • Page 21: Step 9 Connect The Power Supply

    Step 9 Connect the Power Supply 1. System power connector Warning: Once power cord is plugged in mainboard, LED1 lights up. Please take reference to page 40 for location of LED 1. You are not allowed to install or uninstall memory modules while LED 1 lights up.

  • Page 22: Step 11 Connect External Peripherals To Back Panel

    Step 11 Connect External Peripherals to Back Panel You are now ready to put the computer case back together and get on to the external peripherals connections to your system’s back panel. 1. PS/2 Mouse and PS/2 Keyboard PS/2 Mouse PS/2 keyboard 2.
  • Page 23 4. Parallel Port Parallel Port 5. Line_out / Line_In / Microphone Ports Line_out Line_In Microphone 6. MIDI/Game Port MIDI/GAME Port...

  • Page 24: Step 12 First Time System Boot Up

    Step 12 First Time System Boot-Up To assure the completeness and correctness of your system installation, you may check the above installation steps once again before you boot up your system for the first time. 1. Insert a bootable system floppy disk (DOS 6.2x, Windows 95/98/NT, or others) which contains FDISK and FORMAT utilities into the FDD.

  • Page 25: Step 13 Install Drivers & Software Components

    9x\2000\ME\NT 4.0 operating systems. Make sure your operating system is already installed before running the driver installation CD-ROM programs. Insert the AK12 bundled CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. The auto-run program will display the driver main installation window on screen .

  • Page 26: Jumper Settings

    3.2 Jumper Settings Several hardware settings are made through the use of mini jumpers to con- nect jumper pins to the mainboard. Pin #1 is located at any corner of each jumper; you just find a location with pin #1 marked on the board. There are several types of pin1# shown as below: 3-pin and multi-pin (>3) jumpers are shown as follows: Pin #1 to the left:...

  • Page 27: Jumpers & Connectors Guide

    Jumpers & Connectors Guide Use the mainboard layout on page 10 to locate CPU socket, memory banks, expansion slots, jumpers and connectors on the mainboard during the instal- lation. The following list will help you to identify jumpers, slots, and connec- tors along with their assigned functions: E1 1 E 1 1...
  • Page 28 Jumpers : USB port 1~2 wake-up setting. : Codec select setting. : Onboard codec mode. : USB port 3~4 wake-up setting. : BIOS write protect setting. : Clear CMOS setting. JP9, JP10 : FSB speed setting. Back Panel Connectors : PS/2 Keyboard. MPS1 : PS/2 Mouse.
  • Page 29 Other Connectors: ATX 1 : ATX power connector (20-pin header). : Audio_in connector. : Audio_in connector. WOL 1 : Wake on lan connector. WOM 1 : Wake on modem connector. SIR 1 : IR connector. USB 2 : USB3 and USB4 ports header. : Dual color LED header.

  • Page 30: Usb Port 1~2 Wake-Up Setting (Jp2)

    USB port 1~2 wake-up setting (JP2) This motherboard offers JP2 to resume system from S1 mode (suspend to RAM) by USB keyboard connected to USB port 1~2. Pin 1-2 (Default- disable wake-up function) Pin 2-3 (Enable wake-up function) Codec select setting (JP4) This motherboard offers JP4 jumper to select the onboard AC 97 audio codec or Audio Modem Riser (AMR) slot.

  • Page 31: Onboard Codec Mode Setting (Jp7)

    Onboard codec mode setting (JP7) This motherboard offers JP7 jumper to define onboard codec mode as Master or Slave. Open pin 1-2 (Default- master) Short Pin 1-2 (Slave mode ) USB port 3~4 wake-up setting (JP6) This motherboard offers JP6 to resume system from S1 mode (suspend to RAM) by USB keyboard connected to USB port 3~4.

  • Page 32: Bios Write Protect Setting (Jp5)

    BIOS write protect setting (JP5) This motherboard offers JP5 jumper to make BIOS read-only. Pin 1-2 (Default- disable the function) Pin 2-3 (Enable the function) Clear CMOS setting (JP1) You can clear CMOS to restore system default setting. Please follow below procedures to clear CMOS.

  • Page 33: Fsb Speed Setting (Jp9, Jp10)

    FSB speed setting (JP9, JP10) This motherboard provides JP9 and JP10 to set FSB (front side bus) as 100Mhz or 133Mhz automatically. Please insert mini jumper on JP9 and JP10 as below indication. Funct i on J um per Set t i ng JP 9 100 M H z JP 9...

  • Page 34: Ps/2 Keyboard & Ps/2 Mouse Connectors

    PS/2 Keyboard & PS/2 Mouse Connectors Two 6-pin female PS/2 keyboard & Mouse connectors are located at the rear panel of the mainboard. Depending on the computer housing you use (desktop or PS/2 Mouse minitower), the PS/2 Mouse connector is situated at the top of the PS/2 Key- board connector when the mainboard is laid into a desktop, as opposite to a minitower where the PS/2 Mouse con-...

  • Page 35: Line_Out And Line-In And Microphone

    Line_out Line_Out is a stereo output port through which the combined signal of all internal and external audio sources on the board is output. It can be connected to 1/8-inch TRS stereo Line_out headphones or to amplified speak- ers. Line_in Line_in is a stereo line-level input port that accepts a 1/8-inch TRS stereo plug.

  • Page 36: Power Led (Pwr Led)

    POWER LED (PWR LED) If you get a 3-pin LED in dual color con- PWR SW nector, attach the cable from housing's HDD LED front panel to the PWR LED header on board. The LED stays light while the sys- SPE AKER tem is running ;...

  • Page 37: Hardware Reset Connector (Rst)

    Hardware reset connector (RST) PWR SW Attach the 2-pin hardware reset HDD LED switch cable to the RST header. SPE AKE R Pressing the reset switch causes the system to restart. GRN LED SLP SW PWR LED Speaker Connector (SPEAKER) Attach the PC speaker cable from the case PWR SW HDD LED...

  • Page 38: Enhanced Ide And Floppy Connectors

    Enhanced IDE and Floppy Connectors The AK12 mainboard features two 40-pin dual-channel IDE device con- nectors (IDE1/IDE2) providing the support to up to four IDE devices, such as CD-ROM and Hard Disk Drives (H.D.D.). This mainboard also in- cludes one 34-pin floppy disk controller (FDD) to accommodate the Floppy Disk Drive (F.D.D.).

  • Page 39: Atx Power Connector (Atx 1)

    ATX Power Connector (ATX 1) Locate the 20-pin male header ATX power connector (ATX 1) on your mainboard. Plug the power cable from the ATX power supply unit di- rectly into ATX 1 power supply connector. Note 1 :The ATX power connector is directional and will not go in unless the guides match perfectly.

  • Page 40: Wake_On Lan Connector (Wol 1)

    Wake-on lan connector (WOL 1) If a lan card installed, please connect the cable into WOL1 header on mainboard. While your system is in power-saving mode, any lan signal resumes system automatically. And you also need to enable the function through "Power Man- agement"...

  • Page 41: Ir Connector (Sir1)/Usb Ports 3~4 Connector (Usb2)

    IR connector (SIR 1) If you have an Infrared device, this mainboard can implement IR transfer function. Please follow below procedure to enable IR transfer function. SIR1 NC IRRX GND IRTX Step 1. Attach the 5-pin infrared device cable to SIR1 connector. (Refer to above diagram for IR pin assignment.) Step 2.

  • Page 42: Dual Color Led Header (J4)

    Dual color LED header (J4) The dual color LED indicates that the system is currently in one of the modes (suspend to ram- STR / normal). Usually, when the system resumes to normal operation mode, the LED will turn green and the LED turns red while system is in STR mode.

  • Page 43: Red 3Vsb Led For Sdram (Led 1)

    Red 3VSB LED for SDRAM (LED 1) The red LED turns on if your power cord is still plugged in, which means 3V standby voltage is supplied to mainboard. You can not install or uninstall memory modules while LED 1 is on.

  • Page 44: System Memory Configuration

    3.3 System Memory Configuration The AK12 mainboard has three 168-pin DIMM sockets that allow you to install from 32MB up to 1.5GB of system memory with PC 100/133 SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) and VCM (Virtual Channel Memory) SDRAM. Each DIMM (Dual In-line Memory Module) socket can accommodate 32MB, 64MB, 128MB, 256MB and 512MB 3.3V single or double side 64 bit wide...

  • Page 45: Software Utility

    4 SOFTWARE UTILITY 4.1 AK12 Mainboard CD Overview Note: The cd contents attached in the AK12 mainboard are subject to change without notice. To start your mainboard CD, just insert it into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click or run D:\Autorun.exe (assuming that your CD-ROM drive is...

  • Page 46: Install Mainboard Software

    Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Use your pointing device (e.g. mouse) to select the “Install Mainboard Software”...

  • Page 47: Install Audio Device Software

    Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive, and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Use your pointing device (e.g. mouse) to select the “Install Audio Device Software”...

  • Page 48: View The User's Manual

    Insert the attached CD into your CD-ROM drive and the CD AutoRun screen should appear. If the AutoRun screen does not appear, double click on Autorun icon in My Computer to bring up Shuttle Mainboard Software Setup screen. Use your pointing device (e.g. mouse) to select the “Manual” bar.

  • Page 49: Bios Setup

    5 BIOS SETUP AK12 BIOS ROM has a built-in Setup program that allows users to modify the basic system configuration. This information is stored in battery-backed RAM so that it retains the Setup information even if the system power is turned off.

  • Page 50: The Main Menu

    5.2 The Main Menu Once you enter the Award BIOS (tm) CMOS Setup Utility, the Main Menu will appear on the screen. The Main Menu allows you to select from several setup functions and two exit choices. Use the arrow keys to select among the items and press <Enter>...
  • Page 51 PC Health Status This entry shows the current system temperature, voltage and Fan speed. Frequency/Voltage Control Use this menu to specify your settings for frequency/voltage control. Load Fail-Safe Defaults Setup defaults load the optimized settings for optimum system per- formance. However, you can change the parameter through each Setup Menu.

  • Page 52: Standard Cmos Setup

    $ $ $ $ $ Standard CMOS Features The items in Standard CMOS Setup Menu are divided into 10 cat- egories. Each category includes no, one or more than one setup items. Use the arrow keys to highlight the item and then use the <PgUp>...
  • Page 53 If select Type User, you may find related information in the follow- ing items. Enter the information directly from the keyboard and press <Enter>. Those information should be provided in the docu- mentation from your hard disk vendor or the system manufacturer. The user may also set those items in AUTO to automatically configure the hard disk drives parameter when the system power on.

  • Page 54: Advanced Bios Features

    $ $ $ $ $ Advanced BIOS Features Virus Warning When this item is enabled, the Award BIOS will monitor the boot sector and partition table of the hard disk drive for any attempt at modification. If an attempt is made, the BIOS will halt the system and the following error message will appear.
  • Page 55 H/W Reset Function Enables or disables the computer’s hardware reset button. " The choice: Enabled, Disabled. CPU Internal Cache All the processors that can be installed in this mainboard use inter- nal (level 1) cache memory to improve performance. Leave this item Enabled for better performance.
  • Page 56 Swap Floppy Drive If you have two floppy diskette drives in your system, this item allows you to swap the assigned drive letters so that drive A becomes drive B, and drive B becomes drive A. " The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Boot Up Floppy Seek If this item is enabled, it checks the geometry of the floppy disk drives at start-up time.
  • Page 57 Security Option If you have installed password protection, this item defines if the pass- word is required at system start up, or if it is only required when a user tries to enter the Setup Utility. " The choice: Setup, System. OS Select For DRAM >...

  • Page 58: Advanced Chipset Features

    $ $ $ $ $ Advanced Chipset Features Warning: Make sure you fully understand the items contained in this menu before you try to change anything. You may change the parameter settings to improve system performance. However, it may cause your system to be unstable if the setting is not correct for your system configuration.
  • Page 59 Memory Hole If this feature is enabled when the system memory size is equal to or greater than 16 MB, the physical memory address from 15 MB to 16 MB will be passed to PCI or ISA and there will be a 1 MB hole in your system memory.
  • Page 60 AGP Driving Control This item can be used to signal driving current on AGP cards to auto or Manual. Some AGP cards need stronger driving current in order to operate. We recommend that you set this item to Auto. " The choice: Auto, Manual AGP Driving Value When the previous item AGP Driving Control is set to Manual, you can use this item to set the AGP current driving value.
  • Page 61 CPU to PCI Write Buffer When enable this, up to four words of data can be written to PCI bus without interrupting CPU. When disabled this, a write buffer is not used and the CPU read cycle will not be completed until PCI bus signals that it is ready to receive the data.

  • Page 62: Integrated Peripherals

    $ $ $ $ $ Integrated Peripherals OnChip IDE Channel0,1 Use these items to enable or disable PCI IDE channels that are inte- grated on the mainboard. " The choice: Enabled, Disabled. IDE Prefetch Mode Enable prefetch mode for IDE drive interfaces that support its faster drive accesses.
  • Page 63 Primary/Secondary Master / Slave UDMA Each channel supports a master device and a slave device. This motherboard supports UltraDMA. UltraDMA technology provides faster access to IDE devices. If you install a device that supports UltraDMA, change the appropriate item on this list to Auto. You have to install UltraDMA driver supplied by this motherboard in order to use an UltraDMA device.
  • Page 64 IR Function Duplex This field is available when UART 2 Mode is set to either ASKIR or HPSIR. This item enables you to determine the infrared (IR) function of onboard infrared chip. Full-duplex means that you can transmit and send information simultaneously. Half-duplex is the transmission of data in both directions, but only one direction at a time.
  • Page 65 These items from "Onboard Legacy Audio" to "Game Port" control the onboard legacy audio and are defined as follows: Onboard Legacy Audio This option enables onboard legacy audio function. When this is enabled, following items become available. " The choice: Enable, Disable. Sound Blaster This feature is used to enable or disable a sound blaster card if it’s installed.

  • Page 66: Power Management Setup

    $ $ $ $ $ Power Management Setup The Power Management Setup allows you to configure motherboard green features. ACPI Function This item allows you to enable Advanced Configuration and Power Interface. (ACPI) " The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Select "Power Management" to press "enter" key ,and then you may run into the sub-menu.
  • Page 67 Doze Mode system speed will change from turbo to slow if no Power Management events occur for a specified length of time. Full power function will return when a Power Management event is detected. " The choice: 1Min, 2Min, 4Min, 6Min, 8Min, 10Min, 20Min, 30Min,40Min, 1Hour.
  • Page 68 Video Off Method This determines the manner in which the monitor is blanked. V/H SYNC + Blank This selection will cause system to turn off vertical and horizontal synchronization ports and write blanks to video buffer. Blank Screen This option only writes blanks to video buffer DPMS Support Initial power management signal of display.
  • Page 69 *** Wake Up Events *** Wake Up Events can prevent system from entering a power saving mode or can awaken system from such a mode. In effect, system re- mains alert for anything which occurs to a device that is configured as On or Enabled, even when system is in a power down mode.
  • Page 70 Power On by PCI Card Set the item enabled then users can awaken system by PCI card. " The choice: Enabled, Disabled. Wake Up On LAN/Ring When set the enabled, system power will be turned on if there is any LAN card or modem activity.

  • Page 71: Pnp/Pci Configurations

    $ $ $ $ $ PnP/PCI Configurations The PnP/PCI Configurations allows you to configure ISA and PCI de- vices installed. PNP OS Installed Setting this option to Yes allows PnP OS (instead of BIOS) to assign system resources such as IRQ and I/O address to the ISA PnP device. "...
  • Page 72 In IRQ Resources sub-menu, if you change any of IRQ assignations to Legacy ISA, then that Interrupt Request Line is reserved for a legacy ISA add-in card. Press Esc to close the IRQ Resources sub-meu. PCI/VGA Pallete Snoop This item is designed to overcome some problems that can be caused by some non-standard VGA cards.

  • Page 73: Pc Health Status

    $ $ $ $ $ PC Health Status Shutdown Temperature Select one range which includes the highest temperature of system. Once your computer’s temperature is over the value, system shuts down. Current CPU Temperature The mainboard supports CPU temperature monitoring and overheat alert.

  • Page 74: Frequency/Voltage Control

    $ $ $ $ $ Frequency/Voltage Control Auto Detect DIMM/PCI Clk This item allows you to enable/disable auto detection DIMM/PCI Clock. " The choice: Enabled, Disabled. CPU Host/PCI/Spread Spec. This is to set CPU host clock (100Mhz or 133Mhz) and PCI clock. And Spread Spec.

  • Page 75: Load Fail-Safe/Optimized Defaults

    $ $ $ $ $ Load Fail-Safe Defaults While pressing <Enter> , you will get a confirmation dialog box with a message similar to: Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Y/N) ? N Press ‘Y’ loads the BIOS default values for the most stable, minimal- performance of system operations.

  • Page 76: User Password Setting

    $ $ $ $ $ User Password Setting You can set either supervisor or user password or both of them. The differences between them are: Supervisor Password and User Setting The options on the Password screen menu make it possible to re- strict access to the Setup program by enabling you to set passwords for two different access modes: Supervisor mode and User mode.
  • Page 77 Password Disable If you select System at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted the password whenever the system is rebooted or whenever you try to enter Setup. If you select Setup at Security Option of BIOS Features Setup Menu, you will be prompted only when you try to enter Setup.

  • Page 78: Save & Exit Setup/Exit Without Saving

    $ $ $ $ $ Save & Exit Setup Press <Enter> on this item, and a similar dialog box shows up to ask you the following confirmation : Save to CMOS and EXIT (Y/N)? Y Pressing "Y" stores the selections made in the menus of CMOS - a special section of memory that stays on after you turn off system.

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